Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19
NoNDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1887
The Republican Party rganized.

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1887.
The Republican Party Org ganized.
Never in the history of party politics
was there deeper CONSERVATION nor
more widespread astonishment than
reigned all along the rank and file OF
the Republican party when it was de-
feated in the last National election.
The splendid record made by the sue
cessful Democratic President since he
entered upon the duties of his high
office is fast rendering the case OF the
defeated party desperate. Without
living principle to keep it together,
with its eyes in the back OF its head,
and its heart in the graves of the civil
war, with no hold on the present, or
real interest in the onward
march OF the day, the party
knows that the next election
holds out very slim, but its one and
only hope of return to power. One
more defeat and all that is left to it of
q simulacrum OF life will be swept
away and buried forever.
1t is not, therefore, a matter of won
der that the party should be putting
forth all efforts to galvanize itself into
life for the final struggle. In every
message that comes over the wires We
read that the Republican party is
awakening, and that it is thoroughly
organized for the next campaign. Its
leaders are trying all sorts Of political
panaceas and nostrums to heal its dis
eases and wounds. In its warfare the
most noticeable weapon in use
is yituperation of President Cleve-
land, in which his wife is made to
share. The whole thing is the silliest,
poor stuff which has come to the sur
face in the hundred years since the
constitution was framed. The Presi-
dent and Mrs. Cleveland are watched
with the closest espionage. Every
unstudied act, word, gesture and look
are twisted out of their natural signifi-
canoe and made to appear like deep
laid schemes of slight, disrespect, in
suit or treason to some one Of the
many idols, gods Of wood or stone, or
rag images of the Grand Old party.
Even the Grand Army is lugged by
the nape OF the neck into these silly
maunderings of lot of chagrined
politicians whom the public found it
desirable to relegate to the seclusion
of private life; and the attempt is
made to convert an organization whose
purposes were altogether benefcent
into q mere political machine. More
ever, the channels of public informa-
tion are changed from their proper use
and converted into poisoned stream
of gross misrepresentation and bitter
partisan malice. Here is specimen
sent all the way from Washington to
a morning contemporary, copyrighted,
ETC.. etc..
WASHINGTON, September 17.-An
Ohioan. who is in this city after spend
ing few days at the celebration of
the birthday of the Constitution at
Philadelphia, says that Mrs. Cleve-
land refused to shake hands with
Governor Foraker's wife at the recep-
tion last night at Philadelphia. 1t is
said that the Governor and Mrs. For
aker prelended something of the
kind from the President and discussed
it, but they finally concluded that he
would not be guilty of anything SO
small, and sure enough when they fol-
Lowell General Beaver, the President
held out his hand and cordially shook
the hands of both. Mrs. Cleveland
turned away and recognized neither of
them. This petty exhibition of
schoolgirl malice caused not little
talk, although the Philadelphia pa
pers say nothing about it. The Presi-
dent has alreadv had written letter
to New York parties explaining the
lcttcr WTltISu ny iiio WHO. oiiO IL
likely to prove weight to his already
overburdened administration. Nei-
ther Cleveland nor his wife seem great
enough to separate personality from
the Office which has been thrown upor
them, and their triumphant marches
arc, therefore, constant exhibitions o
oyerweening egotisms.
In that alleged budget OF news
note there is not one assured fact
The best that can be made out OF /
Ia an on-dit. No name is given
nothing to create faith in the thing re
ported. Besides the whole matter, i
true, is of the smallest, most petty i'm
sginabIe character. 1t is crammec
full of crude and small opinion, OF the
bitter comment of a little mind, and
maunderings beftting nobody 30 well as
an old, disappointed beldame berat-
ing some more prosperous neighbor.
Tho channels through which such
Items come lose their credit as
noWs dinpenaers; the papers which
rrhlish theu degrade their col
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